My Hw97 is at present a takedown rifle. In fact its more than that, because its in bits. If all those bits were sold in a nice foam lined box would Hw charge more. As always a good vid.
I like the idea but if you're going to do a proper take-down sub-12 airgun it'd be like the Air Arms S510 TDR. It is just the S510 action (which is one of the best going) but they've completely redesigned the stock and how it attaches, you cannot fire it with the stock off, the trigger is fully protected and it's super-light. This is exactly what you said, an R12 with a thumb-screw rather than a bolt.
I really dont know why all manufacturers dont make their rifles ambidextrous, i remember as a child in the early 80's every left hand option was £100 more than the RH, disgusting.
I’ve got an irrational loyalty towards the BSA brand probably because of my first proper air rifle - a second hand Airsporter dad bought me in the 1960’s BUT this is a nonesense. Other companies are being really innovative in terms of folding stocks etc and I’ve got the original AA TDK which they subsequently “improved” by welding the silencer to the barrel so it was a lot less of a take down🤷♂️. I love the concept and anything that disguises what we are about these days has to be a positive, just like a silent backstop and a moderator on the barrel are so important for the backyard plinker - but this isn’t innovation, it’s an embarrassing mistake.
I wanted to love my BSA R12 - I thought it was everything I wanted in a rifle, but following several returns with the magazine and trigger issues it eventually got part exchanged for something else. Shame really because theyre visually stunning rifles.
Your missing the point with the BSA takedown it's been designed for ease of transportation to and from your shooting destination brilliant well done BSA.
